NICE psychosis guideline focuses on needs of children and young people

摘要

PATIENTS' needs are at the centre of a new National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence clinical guideline on psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people, according to a leading psychiatric pharmacist. David Taylor, director of pharmacy and pathology. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, told The Journal that the guideline, published this week, emphasises the need for psychological intervention and physical health monitoring alongside antipsychotic treatment in early psychotic illness.